Online Crowdfunding Courses
We have watched both of these online crowdfunding courses created by our Community Resource Partners from beginning to end and can attest to their quality. The instructors are industry experts. Scroll down to read more about each course to determine which is a better fit for your potential campaign.
Courses
3-Tips For Raising More Funds From Your Network
Our Founder Kathleen Minogue is interviewed by our
Community Resource Partner Devin Thorpe of GoodCrowd.School.
$9.98 for access to the 5-unit course when you use our link for 50% off the regular $19.97 price! (less than 20 minutes total class time)
Best for: small business, entrepreneurs, creators, makers
Course Features:
- Introduction to 3-Tips For Raising More Funds From Your Network
- Welcome and Introduction
- Course Benefits
- PowerPoint Slides
- Author: Kathleen Minogue
- GoodCrowd.School Gives 5% to Change the World
- Lead with Humanity
- Use Technology To Keep It Personal
- Write How You Speak
- Key Takeaways To Remember
- Points of Contact for Kathleen Minogue
- Learning Assessment
Course Description:
- Introduction to Crowdfunding to Win
- What is Crowdfunding?
- The Principles of Crowdfunding
- Introduction to TAMP / T – Target
- TAMP – A – Audit
- TAMP – M – Methodology
- TAMP – P – Planning & Prep
- Building a Crowd
- Messaging
- Monitoring & Metrics
- Costing Campaign
- Getting Help
- Components of a Good Campaign
- When It’s All Over
- Conclusion
Course Curriculum
- Welcome – FREE
- Download the Workbook
- Workbook Purchase Option – FREE
- PowerPoint slides in PDF
- Introduction to Crowdfunding for Social Good – FREE
- Crowdfunding 101 – FREE
- Crowdfunding for Social Good book Purchase – FREE
- Reconnaissance (An overview)
- Step 1: Assess Your Team
- Step 2: Assess Your Cause
- Step 2-a: Rate the “Face”
- Step 2-b: Rate the Urgency
- Step 2-c: Rate the Politics
- Step 2-d: Rate the Geography
- Step 2-e: Rate the Community
- Step 2-f: Rate the Project or Event
- Step 3: Calculating your fundraising potential
- Going Viral: what it takes
- Crowdfunding Platforms for Nonprofits
- Preparation
- Step 1: Your Campaign Video
- Step 2: Engage Your Partners
- Step 3: Organize Your Lists
- Step 4: Pick Your Rewards
- Step 5: Write a Press Release
- Pro tip: Send me your press release!
- Step 6: Target the Media (and why you need to)
- The Ground War
- Step 1: Engaging Your Big Backers
- Step 3: Pre-Campaign Emails (that actually raise money)
- Step 4: Track Your Contacts To Maximize Results
- Air War
- Step 1: How to Reach the Media
- Step 2: Have a Ball — or at Least a Party
- Step 3: Engage Social Media
- Coordinate With Your Team
- Facebook Advertising (without throwing your money away)
- Demo: How to Advertise on Facebook
- Demo: How to Create a Custom Audience
- Demo: How to Create a Lookalike Audience
- Step 4: The Big Finish – keys to crossing the finish line
- The Power of Crowdfunding to Change the World
- Investment Crowdfunding
- You are the cavalry
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